Raining fall days (or snowy if you live outside of the lower mainland BC) call for warm soups, and hearty meals! Check out my favourite soups for fall and start cooking, simmering and stirring your way to a warm belly! […]
New toys are always welcome at our home, and while they may find themselves mixing with strange company, sometimes that is when the magic starts to happen. We have had dump trucks helping out in the …
It was one of those days. Hard to get out of bed in the morning (brrr the floor was cold) and I was almost leisurely in my approach to the whole day. I bundled the …
I LOVE a creamy soup for fall. Salty, and flavourful with some fresh buttered bread on the side? This Leek & Potato soup is just the right blend and "sticks to your ribs" enough to …
I have a thing for Vince Vaugh. He makes me laugh and I like that in a guy. And to have the chance to have him make you laugh for a solid 90 minutes; well, …
We all wear capes and costumes for different things in our life, and sometimes they allow us to be more than we think we are. To be able to wear the cloak of a superhero, and …
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I am finding my strong WOMAN-ness again. Not the mom-ness. Or the wife-ness. Just the ME-ness. The strong-heavy lifting-outdoorsey sorta gal, who got pregnant, got tired, and got "mommed" out. I am finally finding my strength (both physical and …
I am all about the sunday dinners, and the weekday leftovers. With Hallowe'en just around the corner we are starting to get a little more creative with our leftover of the week. After a whopping (and …
for 10 years I have been a great mom. I have been sitting on the sidelines watching the game, cheering and providing snacks. I have had dinner ready, open beer cans, brought tools and entertained kids …
I am a great mom. I spend quality time, I listen and respond calmly to a million questions a day. I go outside in the rain, and sometimes even make creative lunches. . . and …
In my house, hubby and I do the delicate balance of managing the schedules of 3 kids, countless outdoor critters and two entrepreneurs. Two START-UP entrepreneurs even. The delicate balance of adjusting to work requests, to kid …
As you already know, I have a thing for soup. Especially smooth soups, without big chunks. This cauliflower soup passed my plate one day many years ago, and since then it has been a fall staple …
It has been a crazy week. After 8 days away, this past week has been spent playing catch up. Catch up with the family. Catch up with the work. I have been on auto-respond and in …
A four day school week for our kids makes every weekend a long weekend. Except when it really is a long weekend. Then my family has a long, long weekend. A four day weekend. . . a …
